Improvement in awls



G P. HARLEY.

AWLS.

No. 189,934, Patent ed April 24, 1877.

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NPETERS, PHOTO-UTHDGRAPHER, WASHINGTON D C UNITED STATES PATENT OFrIon;

GEORGE HARLEY, OE ALLENDALE, SOUTH CAROLINA.

IMPROVEMENT IN AWLS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 189,934, dated April 24, 1877 application filed February 26, 1877.

gether with rapidity and facility in all cases in which a sewing-machine is not desired to be used.

The invention will first be described in connection with the drawing, and then pointed out in the claim. 7

In the drawing, A represents an awl of the usual size and shape, which is provided at some distance from the head with a recess, a, that is cut at some inclinationto the axis of the awl, in downward direction, so as to form a small hook, 1). Both sides of the awl are arranged with channels or grooves 61 at the sides of the awl, running downward from the recess, and tapering toward the point, as shown in Fig. 1.

The awl is used, after the leatheris stretched in the clamp, by being passed through the leather, looping then the thread over the hook of the awl, and drawing both awl and loop back through the leather. Aloop is thereby formed at the side of the leather where the awl is placed. The awl is kept. in this loop, and passed again through the leather at a point adjoining the former hole, the

loop being tightened and wrapped around the awl, on which the thread is again looped, and drawn back therewith, so as to form in this manner the stitch. The hook of the awl has to be kept toward the thread to he drawn through with the back toward the loop already formed, so as not to hook .to and disturb the loop.

Thus the stitching of any leather article may be accomplished easier and quicker than- GEORGE P. HARLEY.

Witnesses:

G. G. WIMBERLY, E. L. DUooM. 

